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The heavenly beaches of Gaza
May 17, 2010
The heavenly beaches of Gaza
The scene is an empty living room with a telephone sitting idle. The phone starts to ring and the answering…
Listen to the girl
May 17, 2010
Listen to the girl
For Fayrouz Karawya, "Singing is a challenge, not mere entertainment." A psychiatrist, with a diploma from the Institute of Arabic…
Egypt’s oldest puppeteer
May 17, 2010
Egypt’s oldest puppeteer
"I am 70 and have been working for the past 50 years," enthuses Amm Saber, the first Aragouz puppeteer to…
Man and machine dazzle by the Sphinx
May 15, 2010
Man and machine dazzle by the Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza may have witnessed some incredible sights over the 4500 years it’s been reclining there, but…
Mozart, Haydn rock Mohamed Ali Palace
May 12, 2010
Mozart, Haydn rock Mohamed Ali Palace
On May 9, at Prince Mohamed Ali Palace in Manyal, the lavish hall was full. People of all ages came…
When speech is useless: Lebanese mime in Cairo
May 10, 2010
When speech is useless: Lebanese mime in Cairo
The fans dangling from the ceiling at Rawabet Theater struggled to stir the heavy air of the late Sunday afternoon,…
Dance theater and the unbridgeable gap between people and states
May 5, 2010
Dance theater and the unbridgeable gap between people and states
Famous German choreographer Sasha Waltz presented her dance-theater production “Zweiland” at el-Gomhurriya Theater on 3 and 4 May after a…
The Art of Disturbing
May 5, 2010
The Art of Disturbing
Capturing controversy with a caricaturist's eye, Steve Bell has memorably portrayed George Bush as a chimpanzee and Margaret Thatcher as…
Elton John banned from performing in Egypt
May 4, 2010
Elton John banned from performing in Egypt
British pop star Elton John has been banned from performing at a private concert in Egypt, sponsored by UAE telecommunications…
The way of the Sufis
May 4, 2010
The way of the Sufis
There are 74 Sufi orders in Egypt. Al-Masry Al-Youm reviews some of the founders of Sufism in Egypt.Abul Hassan al-Shazli: